Washington, Mar 10 : Insomnia can be a chronic problem lasting more than a year, a new study has found.
Insomnia is a symptom of a sleeping disorder characterized by persistent difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep despite the opportunity.
Several factors such as being female, increasing age, having anxiety or depression and experiencing pain from medical conditions have been associated with insomnia.
The condition has been linked to higher health care costs, work absenteeism, disability and higher risk of hypertension and depression.
New Delhi - Tobacco will kill 6 million people annually by next year and cause an estimated 500 billion-dollar loss to the global economy, according to health conference in India Tuesday.
The 14th World Conference on Tobacco or Health in Mumbai revealed that China and India were the world's biggest tobacco users at 325 million and 241 million tobacco users respectively.
Washington, Mar 10: Relatively healthy women with severe depression are at increased risk of cardiac events, including sudden cardiac death (SCD) and fatal coronary heart disease (CHD), says a new study.
In the study, boffins found that much of the relationship between depressive symptoms and cardiac events was mediated by cardiovascular disease risk factors, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and smoking.
London, Mar 10 : Scientists are developing a portable lung which could help people with breathing problems lead a normal life.
Swansea University scientists say their device, which oxygenates blood outside the body before it goes through the lungs, could be an alternative to transplants, giving hope to those who suffer from conditions such as emphysema and cystic fibrosis.
Professor Bill Johns came up with the idea after his son died of Cystic Fibrosis.
Washington, Mar 10 : Chemicals present in cranberries prevent infection-causing bacteria from attaching to the cells that line the urinary tract, says a new study.
Washington, Mar 10 : Insomnia can be a chronic problem lasting more than a year, a new study has found.
New Delhi - Tobacco will kill 6 million people annually by next year and cause an estimated 500 billion-dollar loss to the global economy, according to health conference in India Tuesday.
Washington, Mar 10: Researchers from University of Toronto have suggested a new minimal invasive therapy for relieving the pain of herniated disks.
Washington, Mar 10: Relatively healthy women with severe depression are at increased risk of cardiac events, including sudden cardiac death (SCD) and fatal coronary heart disease (CHD), says a new study.
London, Mar 10 : Scientists are developing a portable lung which could help people with breathing problems lead a normal life.
